My first bit of duty, late yesterday, was to take the unfortunately-colored unit down to the emissions-testing spot in North Nashville (Dickerson Rd. out past the Walmart) to beat the deadline for updating registration. Yes, limos have to be tested too, here, I’ve learned.
I popped out and took this picture for your edification — a bit of evidence that, hey, your favorite (I hope) trucking magazine editor is broadening his driving horizons.
Not that I’m now the owner-operator of the pink stretch or anything, don’t worry — I certainly don’t make the kind of money that would have enabled me to plunk down enough to afford this unit. And if I was making that kind of money, why would I have taken on another job? (Bills to pay, folks, bills that have piled up with age and responsibility and kids and… you know the drill.)
Nothing’s changing about my employ here at Overdrive, fyi. You can still expect the jokes, the regulatory discussions, the custom trucks and off-hand and/or well-considered notions that I typically write about day to day — just, well, you may have to help me proofread a little more. Doubtless I’ll miss a little sleep during the long Nashville nights part and parcel of whatever group needs a pink Hummer stretch to get around in.
My question for you, today, one that’s been nagging me from the moment I saw the color of this thing: Have I made a huge mistake? Tell me, and be sure to include the hashtag #truckingaprilfoolsday with any commentary.
Happy April 1, drivers!
